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High Hopes For High Tunnels

December 06, 2010 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

Cross-posted from the Let's Move! Blog: Question: What are those giant clear caterpillar looking things in the White House garden? Answer: They are high tunnels and they are another step in increasing the ability of farmers and gardeners around the nation to grow and provide healthy nutritious...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

USDA Supports Principals and Parents at Chicago Breakfast

December 06, 2010 Alan Shannon, USDA Food & Nutrition Service, Midwest Region

While some might think that Chicagoans are only passionate about sports and pizza, they’re mistaken. In fact, lately it seems that residents of the Second City are as jazzed about the food their children eat at school as they are about their Bulls and Bears.

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

North Carolina Builds Its Local Food Economy

December 06, 2010 Jill Auburn, Office of the Chief Scientist and Research, Education and Economics Mission Area

A team of industry and university leaders from North Carolina visited USDA recently to tell us about their work in building a stronger statewide local food system. Nancy Creamer of North Carolina State University, John O’Sullivan and Shorlette Ammons of North Carolina A&T State University, and...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Inspired by First Lady, Chef Pablo Does the Same for New York Students

December 06, 2010 Kenneth Sierra, USDA Food & Nutrition Service, Northeast Region

This summer, after being motivated by First Lady Michelle Obama’s Lets Move! campaign, Chef Raquel Rivera-Pablo began teaming with schools throughout the New York City area. Ever since she attended a White House South Lawn event for chefs like her, Pablo was inspired to chart her own Chefs Move to...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

USDA launches website to inform the public about user fees

December 06, 2010 Alyn Kiel, APHIS Public Affairs Specialist, Riverdale, MD

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is launching a website to provide members of the public with information about its user fee programs. The public can access the website at www.aphis.usda.gov/userfees.

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